Covid Impact On Health and Precautions To Be Taken
good morning everyone
i’m kranti munspel commissioner kareem
nagar
28 march 2020 it was
three o’clock in the morning we were all
standing in a bus stand
with fingers crossed that was the day
we planned to shift a crowded vegetable
market
to the more spacious bastard premises in
view of kovid
we have planned everything meticulously
traffic diversions signboards
announcements prior information etc
but still there was tension in the air
hundreds of vegetable vendors
would fly from different villages
in different directions to the market we
were just hoping
the shifting should happen peacefully
and
we were just remembering how kobe has
cast
a dark shadow upon the world and the
city of karimnagar
within half an hour we could see autos
flying in with vendors
and vendors settling down peacefully in
the slots allotted to them
we all took deep breath and
congratulated each other
for the small success knowing very well
that
kovid has more challenges to offer
karimnagar made headlines when a group
of 10
indonesian travelers tested positive for
covet
overnight priorities have changed for
the administration
corvette management has set in hospitals
were ramped up as kovid wards and
testing centers hostels were converted
into quarantine centers
contact racing was started and red zones
were declared
we were faced with questions for which
there were no ready-made answers
we instructed families in the red zones
not to come out of their homes
then how are they going to get the food
as an immediate relief measure
we procured vegetables and ration and
distributed free of course to all the
families
now there are elders in the families who
are in need of emergency medicines
there are pregnant women who are in need
of care there are kids who are in need
of milk
there are people who are in need of
daily groceries how are they going to
get all this
so we tied up with piranha shops
supermarkets like s’mores spencers etc
and requested them
to deliver at the doorstep we appointed
dedicated medical teams
and we tied up with milk vendors every
medical and emergency service has to be
provided at the doorstep
the next question which arose was how
will the people have cash
to buy for these supplies
then we tied up with banks and sent
mobile atms
inside the next question was there are
some daily laborers who lost their
livelihood due to lockdown
and how are they going to fend for
themselves then we requested donors
to come forward and donate for each
family of the daily laborer
so there was no family and no one left
without the impact of covet
covet has raked havoc in the lives of
people
thousands of migrant laborers have
started on a journey
through perilous parts carrying small
children
in hands intrigued by this desperation
i inquired one construction worker as to
why she wants to go back
government is providing her vision
government is providing her money
why is she not staying back in the city
she said
it’s the fear of not being able to see
my parents
and the fear of unknown which is driving
me desperate to go back
and she requested to allow her to cross
the street
state border to karnataka
covet is caused by noble coronavirus
and how it impacts the respiratory
system immunity system
and what are its long-term implications
are still being studied
the reality of kovid struck hard on me
when kovid reached my home and when my
father turned positive
he got admitted into hospital and when
he was doing fine
he was discharged but after coming home
he was not improving clinically
the we were terrified to find that the
infection only spread from 4 out of 5
segments to 18 out of 25 segments
and the viral load also increased we
were all scared
we did not understand what to do we
spoke to some experts and they suggested
increase in increasing the steroid dose
and with that condition slowly
stabilized over a period of month
but the horror with which i used to wake
up in the night
and go and check whether he’s doing fine
or not still haunts me to
to till date kobet proved dreadful
because the condition suddenly
deteriorates
and sudden deaths were happening once i
received a call from a local public
representative
she shook as she said ma’am
there’s a 21 year old girl in my
locality
she had high fever for the last two days
and she recovered yesterday night
today morning in kitchen she complained
of breathlessness
and within five minutes she collapsed
and died
she requested me to arrange for funeral
rights for that girl
so those were very difficult times we
were not finding people
to work for kobe duties we had to
increase the prices provide arrange for
kpp kids provide training and take up
lot of confidence building measures
to make people to come forward to work
for kovade isolation wards
or for disposal of dead bodies
covet is bad if there are any
misconceptions
that covet is like any other fever or
flu
they need to be brushed aside message
needs to go
loud and clear that it is bad while
experts are divided upon the emergence
of second wave with the recent hike in
cases
the age-old saying of prevention is
better than cure
holds perfectly well for covet
covet spreads through aid droplets and
is
found to be airborne wearing mask is the
best defense against corvette
elaborate list laboratory studies have
showed that
with every small phrase of word 20-500
micrometers of
particles are generated and most of them
are blocked if you put a
damp cloth against your mouth
in a study published in health affairs
epidemiological data suggested that
the kovic growth rate has reduced in
15 states and district of columbia when
the mosque is mandated
in those places we don’t know who is
affected by covet because most of the
people are asymptomatic under covet
hence it is always advisable to wear
masks properly
the word properly needs to be emphasized
here because
people have a tendency to pull down
their mask
when they talk but the whole point of
wearing the mask gets defeated if you
don’t wear it properly
and the mask also needs to be disposed
of in a safe manner
if it is a reusable mask boil it in
water
and wash it thoroughly
secondly hand hygiene needs to be
maintained
as soon as you come home wash your hands
thoroughly with soap and water
before touching anything else your cell
phones your purses
your pens files books etc carry
lots of viruses and bacteria so sanitize
them regularly
thirdly thanks to medical science
vaccinations have come into the market
and they’re a powerful tool in cobit
prevention take wax in when it’s your
turn
but still continue to follow all the
precautions
fourthly there is a saying
healthy mind in a healthy body but in
this world where
students and working professionals are
coming under
a lot of stress the reverse also holds
good
healthy body requires healthy mind your
mind needs to be stress free and relaxed
take up activities which distress and
rejuvenates you
covet has proved that life is short
and changed our perspective of life
thanks to lockdown
we have spent more time with our family
members
so continue doing that cherish those
moments
last but not the least be responsible
you might be young you might be having
good immunity
but you could be a silent carrier and
you could be a potential super spreader
if you find yourself having influenza
like illness symptoms
cold cough fever loss of smell
immediately get tested
aggressive testing is the way forward
never
neglect avoid crowded places
if not for you for it’s for your family
members
and elders at home who have who are more
vulnerable to cope with due to
comorbidities
you need to be responsible for them you
need to be responsible
for those sanitation workers who pray
for their life
before entering the premises of corvid
wards and isolation centers
for sanitation purposes you need to be
responsible
for those men and women in cocky dresses
who have guarded day and night for
ensuring lockdown and for ensuring our
own safety
you need to be responsible for those
frontline workers ashas a m’s doctors
who have worked relentlessly over the
past one year
putting our safety before their own
health concerns
daily they were getting in contact with
covet patients but still
in the pursuit of service to mankind
with sheer will
they have continued to move forward some
of them
even became martyrs in this process if
not for anyone else
it is for those heroes and heroines that
we all need to behave
responsibly united we stand
divided we fall in this battle against
kobed if we all behave responsibly
i am sure we can launch victory on kobit
in a future date thank you